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Old 15th Nov 2018, 2:25 pm   #26
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Default Re: Why both 33 and 45 ?

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Originally Posted by Refugee View Post
Those big 45s were louder and usually had 4 tracks on them including a longer version and a short radio version.
I have got a couple of them.
IIRC 12" 45s started out in the disco era for extended songs & continued through various dance genres.

I assume 45rpm was used so DJs didn't have to switch speeds on their decks.
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